Though this increases the danger to the Parkway during flood waters by increasing the corrosive power of the water flowing through the narrow river channel, it has been the response needed due to the failure to build the Auburn Dam, increasing our ability to capture and save flood waters from 1.2 million acre feet to 3.5 million acre feet, rather than releasing them.
Included in bill: Folsom spillway
By David Whitney - dwhitney@mcclatchydc.com
Published 12:00 am PST Wednesday, November 7, 2007
The water projects bill approved Tuesday by the House includes authorization of a joint project between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers to spend $683 million to add a spillway adjacent to Folsom Dam to improve flood control and reduce national security risks to the dam.
